La Boca

First Two Weeks

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January 19th 2008
January 19, 2008 The first update! I’ve been in Argentina for about 2 weeks now and my sister will finally leave me tomorrow. I wanted to recount our travels by starting with the good news that the catcalling is not bad. I actually got a little annoyed when we first got here and didn’t hear any! My Spanish is better than I thought as I wound up translating most things for my sister. Day 1: ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more